- Paperback: 140 pages
- Publisher: Pan Reference; 2 edition (21 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330488457
- ISBN-13: 978-0330488457
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 181,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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How to crack a cryptic crossword with ease!
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If you've ever looked at cryptic crossword clues and wondered how anyone even begins to solve them, then here is your answer. This easy to follow fun guide shows how anyone can learn the logic behind these puzzles and become cryptically expert. It covers all aspects of cryptic clues, from anagrams and homophones to synonyms, and includes explanatory articles, sample clues and some simple practice crosswords, with full analysis of the solutions. Crosswords are an endless source of entertainment and a wonderful way of exercising the mind. Learn how to tackle a cryptic crossword - and join the hundreds of thousands of people who are already addicted!
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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really helpful approach and FUN!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Daily Telegraph How to Crack a Cryptic Crossw (Paperback)
I have been doing quick crosswords for years and although I was beginning to find them a bit simple I had always thought the cryptic ones too daunting, and all my previous attempts to learn had failed in confusion and disillusionment... but I decided to give them another go, using this book to start. What i really appreciated is that she weans you from quick crosswords onto the different sorts of cryptic clues one at a time, so that you can use the skills you already have to build on, and to verify your own progress. This book was really helpful and suited perfectly to someone who enjoys quick crosswords already, as you can enjoy the achievement of the example crosswords using many of the skills you already have, rather than spending ages staring at the page getting baffled and dissillusioned without really knowing where to start(which had been my previous experience of trying to learn cryptic technique.) An excellent gap-bridger.Lots of example crosswords too, (30 altogether) and all with well explained answers in the back (an absolute must to have the explanation as well as the answer to every single clue if you're trying to learn, by the way- something to look out for!) It also contains a few "word banks" of commonly occuring oddities peculiar to cryptic crossword solving- again, worth looking out for in other books.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb introduction to cryptic crosswords,
By Regulus (Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Crack the Cryptic Crossword (Daily Telegraph) (Paperback)
This is an excellent introduction for the novice on how to solve cryptic crosswords. Obviously geared towards the (supposedly easier) Daily Telegraph cryptic crossword, this book will take the beginner to - well, if not an expert, at least in with a fighting chance. Before reading this book I hardly got anywhere with crosswords; now I finish the very occasional one.
The first section explains all the different types of clue, with examples and a crossword containing several examples of that type of clue, all flagged. It then gives tips on approaches to solving, a reference of all the abbreviations and special indicators you're likely to find. There are also several crosswords for you to try. It would have been superb at twice the price, but this is superb value. Writing this review has convinced me I should reread it.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Will help crossword beginners,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Daily Telegraph How to Crack a Cryptic Crossw (Paperback)
This book is an introduction to completing cryptic crosswords, with special reference to the Daily Telegraph's (one of the more tractable). All the different types of clue are explained and illustrated, and there are special crosswords for you to practise on, where the types of clue are flagged. As ever, I'd have liked more examples, and more on the approach to take when tackling a crossword, and as yet I still haven't managed more than half a crossword - but that's more than a couple of weeks ago...it's a bargain.
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